According to reports, Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor shouldn’t miss any playing time after hip surgery this offseason. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Chancellor started all but one game for the Hawks over the past three seasons, but has dealt with hip issues since 2012. He appeared on the Hawks’ injury report several times during the team’s 2013 Super Bowl campaign, even missing practice leading up to Seattle’s Divisional Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints in early January.

The four-year NFL veteran out of Virginia Tech — a punishing hitter at 6-foot-3 and 232 pounds — was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2011 and 2013 and named an AP second-team All-Pro last season. His 134 combined tackles ranked third on the team behind middle linebacker Bobby Wagner and defensive-backfield mate Earl Thomas in 2013.

While the news of Chancellor’s surgery is sure to put some Seahawks fans on edge, his injury isn’t like the one that sidelined teammate Percy Harvin for most of last season, ESPN’s Terry Blount reported. Harvin underwent surgery in the preseason and did not return to the Seattle lineup until Nov. 17, only to suffer a setback that caused him to miss another month of the regular season.

There is no timetable for Chancellor’s recovery, but losing him for any part of the season would be a huge blow to the Seahawks’ Legion of Boom secondary that has already lost Brandon Browner, Walter Thurmond and Chris Maragos during the NFL’s free-agency period.